Date: Tue, 17 Jun 2014 21:07:28 -0700 From: Adrian Chadd <adrian@freebsd.org> To: Eric McCorkle <eric@metricspace.net> Cc: "freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org" <freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Lenovo W540 so far Message-ID: <CAJ-VmomJWDLM7Sk%2BWnbPQq5jqMJsf2WU6ocPMy7ZPwqgtZeiag@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <539DA73B.7050709@metricspace.net> References: <539DA73B.7050709@metricspace.net>
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Hi! Would you be willing to write up a wiki page for this? http://wiki.freebsd.org/Laptops That way we have a lit of what laptops are known to work and what the limitations are. It'd also be nice to add those lines to a wiki page somewhere so we don't forget the magic. Thanks! -a On 15 June 2014 07:01, Eric McCorkle <eric@metricspace.net> wrote: > Hello all, > > I recently purchased a Lenovo W540 mobile workstation. Most of the hardware > works, though there are a few issues. Here is a breakdown of my setup, what > works, and what doesn't. > > > Basic Installation: I set up a GPT/ZFS-only scheme. The laptop comes > pre-configured for booting UEFI-only, but it supports a legacy BIOS boot > mode. Setting up ZFS went smoothly with little trouble. > > The laptop also came with a 16 GB flash drive, which I used as a swap > device. It could also be used as an L2ARC for ZFS. > > I also ran into some build errors when trying to build world, that seemed to > be caused by a version mismatch between the clang-tblgen binary in the 10 > installer and the .tbl files in head. > > > ACPI: Suspend/resume works without incident, both in terminal mode and in X. > The following error messages get printed: > > pci0: failed to set ACPI power state D2 on \134_SB_.PCI0.PEG_: > AE_BAD_PARAMETER > pci0: failed to set ACPI power state D2 on \134_SB_.PCI0.EXP1: > AE_BAD_PARAMETER > pci0: failed to set ACPI power state D2 on \134_SB_.PCI0.EXP2: > AE_BAD_PARAMETER > pci0: failed to set ACPI power state D2 on \134_SB_.PCI0.EXP3: > AE_BAD_PARAMETER > pci0: failed to set ACPI power state D2 on \134_SB_.PCI0.EXP5: > AE_BAD_PARAMETER > > This doesn't seem to affect anything, though. > > A similar error occurs when trying to use the nvidia driver. However, these > errors do seem to prevent the driver from working: > > ACPI Warning: \134_SB_.PCI0.PEG_.VID_._DSM: Argument #4 type mismatch - > Found [Buffer], APCI requires [Package] (20130823/nsarguments-97) > (the same message gets repeated about 10 times) > > > Xorg: As previously mentioned, the nvidia driver is non-functional. The nv > driver does not seem to support the on-board card (Quadro K1100). The vesa > driver works though. > > I'm using enlightenment 17. I haven't done anything fancy with it yet, > though. > > > USB: USB 1.0 and 2.0 seem to work. USB 3.0 has problems. > > The messages for xhci are: > > xhci0: <Intel Lynx Point USB 3.0 Controller> mem 0xb2a20000-b2a2ffff irq 16 > at device 3.0 on pci0 > xhci0: 32 byte context size > xhci0: Port routing mask set to 0xffffffff > ... > xhci0: Port routing mask set to 0x00000000 > usb_alloc_device: device init 2 failed (USB_ERR_IOERROR, ignored) > > > A bit of looking around seemed to reveal that there's known issues with the > Lynx Point controller. I don't know much about the USB system, so not sure > what to do here. > > > Mouse: Trackpad and trackpoint work, though Synaptics does not seem to be > supported (at the kernel driver level). If I'm not mistaken, the touchpad > is a multitouch touchpad, so maybe I will look into why it's not supported. > > The touchpad is a bit sensitive, though, and an accidental palm touch can > register as a click. > > Sound: Sound card gets detected, seems to work, though I haven't done > anything serious with it yet. Also experimenting a bit with setting up rc > scripts to start audio servers like Jack and Pulseaudio and run them as > system-wide processes > > > Network: Ethernet works fine, Intel 7260AC chipset is not supported for > wireless :( > > > Questions/suggestions/advice are welcome. > > Eric > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-mobile > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-mobile-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"
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